Ford and General Motors for the first time have CEOs that come from outside the industry.
One clue to the future is a project that Ford and General Motors are undertaking jointly.
The financial types say Ford and General Motors have to get their health care costs under control.
Ford and General Motors, however, seem to have abandoned plans to imitate the Nano in their Indian factories.
Ford and General Motors also posted better numbers, improving 22% and 16.6% respectively.
Major employers like Ford and General Motors will feel the heat.
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Companies like Ford and General Motors, unfortunately late to the game, but are pushing hybrids and moving toward hydrogen vehicles.
Even during the glory days of American manufacturing, Ford and General Motors occasionally halted production to save a few bucks.
On the first day, the team unveiled its eco-friendly dashboard to a panel of auto experts, including representatives from Ford and General Motors.
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But automakers are balking at strong standards, even as Ford and General Motors are posting stellar profits from skyrocketing sales of fuel-efficient cars.
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Armed with new contracts from Ford and General Motors that kick in over the next 12 months, the company will double its car component exports.
Last year, both Ford and General Motors took bold new steps by offering lump-sum payments to white-collar retirees in lieu of a monthly pension check.
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But with Ford and General Motors losing money in North America and contract negotiations due in 2007 the future of the unique program is uncertain.
Inventory levels are prone to wild swings, and much of this recent build-up seems to come from a planned spurt from automakers like Ford and General Motors.
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The markets have survived the crash of big companies, such as Enron, an energy trader, and the downgrades of motor companies, Ford and General Motors, in recent years.
That floated all boats, certainly filling the stores for Wal-Mart and Home Depot and keeping the car lots humming for dealers of vehicles from Ford and General Motors.
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Just as Ford and General Motors can push their suppliers into doing business with them through online exchanges, so can governments, thus galvanising thousands of small firms into becoming e-businesses.
On March 31st Ford and General Motors followed Hyundai's example, saying they would make payments on car loans and leases for a limited period on behalf of buyers who are laid off.
The industry itself has gone through enormous financial difficulties, but it does look like both Ford and General Motors will survive and perhaps can even thrive if they can engage their work force.
Ford and General Motors announced plans to close more than two dozen plants, and more than 70, 000 of their workers decided to leave as the two companies tried to turn around their businesses.
Volkswagen, a much larger company that can lean on its higher-margin luxury brands and strong global operations, has been able to weather the storm more easily by cutting prices and taking market share from weaker rivals like Fiat, Peugeot, Ford Motor and General Motors.
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The auto sector added as well, with firms like Toyota, Ford, and General Motors seeing sales hit their highest values since the financial crisis in the first few months of 2013.
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The satellite radio provider has been benefiting from a rebound in U.S. auto sales, and continued gains in the market Chrysler reported its best April sales in four years Tuesday morning, with figures from Ford Motor and General Motors due later in the day should boost its bottom line further.
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Sales of the company's high-profit trucks and sport utility vehicles have slid faster than Ford expected, and Ford's rival, General Motors, has entered into talks with Renault and Nissan Motor to create an alliance to help all three companies compete in markets across the globe.
Sales of the company's high-profit trucks and sport utility vehicles have slid faster than Ford expected, and Ford's rival, General Motors (nyse: GM - news - people ), has entered into talks with Renault and Nissan Motor (nasdaq: NSANY - news - people ) to create an alliance to help all three companies compete in markets across the globe.
While Ford 's and General Motors' ailments have swallowed all the attention, Chrysler isn't faring well, either.
They also want to help beleaguered U.S. auto companies like Ford, Chrysler and General Motors gain a foothold in the Korean market.
Both Ford Motor Credit and General Motors Acceptance Corp. leases were 12% of parent company sales last year, down from 19% in 2000.
Browning, who joined VW in June, is a former sales and marketing executive at General Motors and Ford Motor, but spent most of his career outside the United States.
Americans are shying away from oil-consuming activities and are considering how they use their oil, as evidenced by a May in which Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler all experienced significant declines in automobile sales.
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